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Art of the Native Americans: The Thaw Collection (Curriculum Materials)
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts' Division of Learning and Innovation is pleased to share curriculum materials created to accompany the exhibition "Art of The Native Americans: The Thaw Collection," on view at the MIA Oct. 24th, 2010, until Jan. 9th, 2011.
These resources are designed to support the visual arts and social studies standards. The content includes images, maps, information, and lesson starters. It follows a geographic organization highlighting objects from the Fenimore Museum of Art's Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection and MIA's permanent collection. It is further focused around themes relevant to the visual arts, humanities, social studies, and interdisciplinary lessons.
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Thaw Map Overview
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Arctic and Subarctic Region
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Arctic and Subarctic Landscape Image
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Yup'ik Nepcetat Mask
Central Yup'ik
Arctic Region
Nepcetat Mask, c. 1840-60
Wood, swan feathers, duck feathers, snowy-owl feathers, fox teeth, sealskin thong, reed, blood, pigment, ochre, charcoal (feathers and teeth replaced)
Fenimore Art Museum, The Thaw Collection
Mask
Artist: Artist Unknown (Yupik)
Date: 19th-20th century
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Yup'ik Dance Fans
Central Yup'ik
Arctic Region
Dance Fans, c. 1870
Wood, snowy owl feathers, caribou fur, green and white pigments, pebbles, duck tail, feathers (feathers, fur, and pebbles replaced)
Fenimore Art Museum, The Thaw Collection
Dog Sled with Three Dogs
Artist: Artist Unknown (Inuit)
Date: late 19th century
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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California and Great Basin Region
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California Great Basin Landscape Image
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Washoe Basket
Scees Bryant Possock (1858-1918)
Washoe
Great Basin region
The Frens, c. 1904
Willow, western redbud, bracken fern root
Fenimore Art Museum, The Thaw Collection
Northwest Coast Region
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Northwest Coast Landscape Image
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Kwakwaka'wakw Mask
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Northwest Coast Region
Mask, C. 1870
Red-cedar wood and bark, pigment, leather straps, iron nails
Fenimore Art Museum, The Thaw Collection
Transformation Mask
Artist: Richard Hunt
Date: 1993
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Frontlet
Artist: Artist Unknown (Bella Coola (Nuxalk))
Date: c. 1850
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Nicholas Galanin Part 1
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Nicholas Galanin Part 2
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Great Plains and Plateau Region
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Great Plains and Plateau Landscape Image
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Gaigwu Cradle
Gaigwu (Kiowa)
Great Plains region
Cradle, c. 1880-1900
Hide, glass beads, wood, German silver tacks, woolen cloth, cotton
Fenimore Art Museum, The Thaw Collection
Cradle Cover
Artist: Artist Unknown (Dakota)
Date: c. 1880
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Suitcase
Artist: Ida (?) Claymore
Date: 1880-1910
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Southwest Region
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Southwest Landscape Image
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Nampeyo Jar
Nampeyo (c. 1860-1942)
Hopituh Shi-nu-mu (Hopi)
Hano, First Mesa
Southwest Region
Jar, c. 1905
Clay, pigment
Fenimore Art Museum, The Thaw Collection
Sikyatki Jar
Sityatki
Southwest region
Jar, C. 1450-1500
Clay, pigment
Fenimore Art Museum, The Thaw Collection
Vessel
Artist: Elva Nampeyo
Date: 20th century
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Awatovi Birds
Artist: Dextra Quotskuyva
Date: 1990
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Woodlands Region
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Woodlands Landscape Image
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Caddoan Gorget
Caddoan
Mississippi Valley region
Gorget, 1200-1350
Busycon welk shell
Fenimore Art Museum, The Thaw Collection
Wendat Moccasins
Wendat (Huron)
Woodlands region
Moccasins, 1838-1853
Black-dyed hide, moose hair, silk, cotton thread
Fenimore Art Museum, The Thaw Collection
Gorget
Artist: Artist Unknown (Spiro)
Date: c. 1200-1350
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Birdstone
Artist: Artist Unknown (Mississippian)
Date: c. 2500 B.C.
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Mohawk, Haudenosaunee Comb
Stan Hill (1921-2003)
Mohawk (Turtle Clan), Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Woodlands region
Bear Hair Comb, 1988
Antler
Fenimore Art Museum, The Thaw Collection
